Practice: Materials

Flat-roof homes are relatively rare, but that’s about to change.

Fire extinguishers are rarely a detail that excites architects and designers — if they are even fact ored into the design process. As afterthoughts, they are clunky and disrupt the smooth lines and exciting details of spatial design. As forethoughts, their shape often requires deeper wall cavities that are expensive, both in materials and the usable…

These roofs do a lot more than keep the sun off your back.

Kohler is a longtime power player in the wonderful world of faucets.

The Swirl concept was born directly out of sacred spirals that are among us in nature.

American Standard’s DXV line features unmatched, digitally made faucet designs.

Tesla’s solar tiles are the latest in roofing technology. Why are these sun-soaking mini panels such a big deal?

What exactly is so attractive about metal cladding? How does it even attach to a building? And who i n the world spends all their time trying to advance it?

In part two of our NeoCon 2017 report, we’re focusing on some of the best flooring products and fini shes of the show — from carpet tile to color-changing film.